. making news in america this morning -- deadly storm. the lake effect snow still falling at this hour. six feet expected in some areas. new pictures overnight. plus the basketball team stranded for more than 24 hours. and new this morning, more fall youth from the sexual abuse allegations with bill cosby. harmful effect. turns out trans fat can do more than clog arteries. what doctors now say it's doing to your mind. and surprise pick. kimmy kim -- jimmy kimmel unveil's people's sexiest man alive. good wednesday morning, i'm

reena ninan. >> i'm t.j. holmes. a deadly storm now dumping feet of snow in and around buffalo, new york. >> and pictures from the area this morning. the snow's kwagt proving too much for this door, crashing into the home. >> and a new meaning to snowed in. yep, opening your door and that is what's right outside. a foot -- just feet of snow i guess you could say, of snow out there. and there's a wall of snow behind your door. >> and this image from a plane. you can see the huge wall of lake effect snow in upstate new york. tahman bradley has more. >> reporter: this morning, a snow emergency in buffalo, new york, residents digging out after a colossal storm dumped 6 feet of snow. at least four people were killed. bury cars, stranded drivers and shut down 138 of the throughway.

it's white everywhere. cars are stuck. we aren't going anywhere. >> we are having difficulty obtaining enough tow trucks to clean the roads of cars that are abandoned. >> reporter: construction vehicles were brought in while people waited for help from the national guard. across the great lakes, millions are buried in snow. >> it's horrible. just back breaking. the snow blower doesn't do anything. >> reporter: in kalamazoo, michigan, these semis flipped over. they survived. and many are worried about the snow, when the snow melts there could be heavy flooding. this winter wallop is bringing bone-chilling cold. yesterday was the country's coldest november morning since 1976. how could was it this morning? >> i guess it was about 14 or 15. >> reporter: in atlanta, the windchills dropped to the teens. in kansas city, a new record low

yesterday. and today more records will be shattered. tahman bradley, abc news, washington. >> well, that monster snowstorm stranded the niagara women's basketball team in their bus. >> after playing in pittsburgh, they got stuck on their way home. >> they have run out of food, drinking melted snow. they are able to keep warm. the bus driver says they have about 200 hours worth of idling time. and lost the game just to make matters worse. time is not yet winding down. >> accuweather's jim dickey tracking this deadly storm. >> good morning. heavy lake effect snow continues across the great lakes. already over 4 feet in some spots in and around buffalo. it does wind down today, but a weak system presses through the late part of the day today. and the lake effect ramps up tonight through thursday. not done here.

we are going to see amazing snow totals by the time it's said and done. and quite cold across the southeast. challenging cold in the early morning. back to you. >> thanks. the three american rabbis killed in a terrorist attack in jerusalem have been buried. today they returned to the synagogue, the lone wolf attack, killing five people, including a police officer. the israeli prime minister promised a harsh response. president obama urged cooperation from both sides to ease tensions. >> tragically this is not the first loss of life that we have seen in recent months. too many israelis have died, too many palestinians have died. >> the homes of the alleged attackers were demolished, and they demolished the home of a second person accused of anning

a twn civilians. and the immigration system action could be as early as tomorrow. a granting of work permits to as many as 5 million undocumented immigrants. the president will move to strengthen security on the southwest border. congressional republicans huddled to have legislative responses to undermine the move. and on spoesive issue has fizzled, for now. the keystone pipeline bill failed to pass in the senate last night by just one vote. the nearly 1200 mile pipeline would run from canada to the gulf of mexico. supporters say it would boost energy independence, critics say it would be devastating in the states it runs through. the senate blocked a bill to end bulk collection of phone records by the nsa. it dealt a blow to president

obama to reign in surveillance. it would require the nsa to obtain a court order to analyze the records in terrorism cases. an investigation is under way and a chicago neighborhood is stunned after a plane crashed into a house in the middle of the night killing the pilot. the twin engine cargo plane narrowly missed an elderly couple who was rescued by neighbors. the pilot was trying to turn back when the plane went down blocks away from midway airport. and ferguson, missouri, and the rest of the country awaits the grand jury. 16 people were sworn in yesterday. the racially diverse group is charged with looking into issues in the aftermath of the shooting and helping the community shooting. and non-political news out of capitol hill. showing the 52 miles of

scaffolding. they can start the next phase of a $60 million restoration. including repairing cracked cast iron and three new coats of paint. it's scheduled to be done by the next presidential inauguration. crews in new jersey are working as well, putting together something a lot different. >> and some of the floats to grace this year's macy's parade. dora and friends, girl power, goldieblox will have a colorful display. >> pirate's booty, and beauty of beijing, and at the ballpark featuring a upbe ing ing a upbo. >> why millions more vehicles will be added to the list of the recall. and pulling the plug on bill cosby. the big decision overnight regarding the comic's an ex project. clawing at the door, and checking out those teeth.

the unusual attack for a man and his family.

that major air bag recall is about to get even bigger. federal regulators are pressing auto makers to expand the recall of takata-made air bags nationwide. more than 14 million vehicles from 11 auto makers have been recalled. defective air bags exploded without warning, at least five deaths are linked to the defect. the u.s. government has a major bust of phoney debt

collectors. william scott and associates are accused of scamming 6,000 vic m victims of millions of dollars. at least one fbi official got a call from them as well. and record highs, all three posted gains yesterday on encouraging economic news here and overseas. the next driver is what consumers do this season. most of asia's major markets slipped slightly. something of a pushback against the apparent myth of a turkey shortage. the national turkey federation notes that americans ate 46 million turkeys. farmers are producing 235 million this year. more than enough to satisfy demand. several supermarket chains are offering big discounts to entice shoppers. and starbucks is starting to offer customers wireless charging for smartphones. it's starting in 200 locations

in the san francisco bay area and expanding from there. users put their phones on a surface where an electrical current powers your phone. pot smokers will be able to buy bob marley brand marijuana. a seattle company has reached a deal to market the marley natural line of products. the legendary singer who died of cancer in 1981 was a well-known user. his daughter said he would be happy to have people seeing the healing power. and the road to recovery for tracy morgan, much more difficult than we thought. >> and the connection between fatty foods and your mind.

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picture s screaming in overnigh out of buffalo, new york. five feet deep with drifts up to 7 feet. the new york governor has declared a state of emergency, and urged everybody to stay off the roads until the conditions improve. >> and roads will be slippery if passable in the great lakes. and rain will keep roads wet across south florida. and wet conditions across most of the west coast up into the pacific northwest. >> flying today, airport delays possible in san francisco. turn now to a major development overnight in the growing sex scandal with bill cosby. >> netflix is postponing a special. it was taped on his 77th birthday in july and slated to hit netflix november 28th. he's refused to talk about the sex accusations by several

women. and tracy morgan's injuries following the highway crash. he's suffered a severe brain injury and struggling to recover. a walmart truck slammed into a limo van that was carrying morgan and his friends coming back from a show. he has sued walmart. and a person was groped in the middle of a store. another person saw them chasing the suspect. she caught up with the man just outside the front doors and tackled him to the ground. moments later he was arrested in the parking lot. and bizarre attack in new hampshire by a hairy, scary thing. there was a ground hog, folks. a crazed ground hog. you can see it here. charged a man in his backyard. he kicked the thing away and it kept on coming. it was relentless, chasing him into the garage and then into the house. >> looked out the window, around the edge of the garage and right

into the front. so he liked me and i had to get out of there quick. i beat him into the house and he clawed at the window and gnawed at the siding. and animal control arrived, and it chased the man back into his truck. it was captured and now under evaluation. well, a health headline this morning. a new study suggests that the more trans fats you eat, the less you can remember. levels of trans fat in men under 45 increased, they performed worst on word memory tests. the results are the latest reason to avoid trans fats still found in many packagednd nba highlights, give it to the guys at espn. welcome to the "sportscenter" set in los angeles. he's neil everett, i'm stan

verre verrett. we have sports. >> this is real. so is this double header we had an espn. duke beat michigan state in the first game, and kentucky absolutely demolished kansas in the second game. kentucky, too big. johnson right there. listen, it was a ten-point kentucky lead at half. and kansas couldn't throw it in the ocean standing on the beach to start the second half. devin booker here. man, that dude can recruit. 72-40. lakers and hawks, l.a. still winless on the road. 1-9 on the season overall coming in. kobe bryant, trying to change that in atlanta against the hawks. puts the lakers up two. that fadeaway jumper is still there. fourth quarter, lakers are up three. bryant, trying to help them put it away, and he had 28 points and history too. 32,000 career points for bryant.

lakers get their first win on the road. 2-9 on the season, 114-109 over the hawks. so the list is kareem abdul-jabbar, michael jordan, and kobe bryant. >> that's an impressive list, have an impressive day. people's pick, who was named sexiest man alive late last night. and good grief. the first official "peanuts" movie trailer. [ kevin ] this is connolly, cameron, zach, and clementine.

we have a serious hairball issue. we clean it up, turn around, and there it is again. it's scary. little bit in my eye.

[ michelle ] underneath the kitchen table, underneath my work desk, we've got enough to knit a sweater. [ doorbell rings ] zach, what is that? the swiffer sweeper. the swiffer dusters. it's some sort of magic cloth that sucks in all the dog hair. it's quick and easy. pretty amazing that it picked it all up. i would totally take on another dog. [ kevin ] really? ♪ she gets choked up over "the pulse." especially this first story.

we're talking about the sexiest man alive. you have to forgive her. take it easy on her. 2014, do the reveal. >> drum roll. this year's people magazine has bestowed the sexiest man alive if chris hemsworth. the 34-year-old is a father of three and big brother of actor liam hemsworth. he was unveiled on kim ellast night via skype. >> anyone you'd like to thank for this honor? >> my parents, i guess, for putting this together. >> yeah. i think we're all very grateful. >> that was a good one. >> perfect answer. now the initial reaction to being crowned sexiest man alive, they thought it was funny at first. he joked that he hit his peak a few years ago. not sure he deserves it now. he's a good sport. >> totally deserves it. and something for the kid in all of us. >> the first official trailer for the peanuts movie.

there's christmas, snoopy as the flying ace, and paris. but it's a year before we get more than the teaser. the movie set to premier november 6th, 2015, 50 years after the release of the classic "a charlie brown christmas." >> one of my favorites. and this year's holiday, another update to a classic. >> frozen sensation idina menzel has lent their voice to "baby it's cold outside." we don't see them in most of the video. ♪ cast you aside ♪ what's the sense of hurting my pride ♪ ♪ baby it's cold outside >> yes. their voices coming out of the mouths of babes. >> very cute. they changed some of the more sexually suggestive verses to

make them more kid-friendly. and finally the suit an australian anchor man wore for a year. >> we told you about karl stefanovic. wearing the same suit for 12 months without judgment from viewers. and to show how women are judged more harshly. >> it was $1,000 australian dollars, but it's higher now. and it's going to a charity to help with violence against women. how often did he launder it? >> every three to five times you are to take it in and get it cleaned. >> that explains quite a lot around here. >> i'm at five right now. i'm right at the limit. >> i knew it. >> for some of you, your local news is next. >> for everyone else, back with technology.

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>> ♪ >> good morning everyone, i'm matt o'donnell. 4:27 a.m. it is wednesday, november 19th and boy, oh, boy, temperatures took another dive overnight. it is cold out there. accuweather says we'll be waking up to near record lows. in the 20's across the tri-state area and we're not even counting the wind chills. also brand new this morning pennsylvania attorney general kathleen kane reveals disturbing new details about what she says were in those pornographic e-mails that cost several state officials their jobs. a new high profile accuser has come forward saying bill cosby raped her. we have an update on a fiery and deadly crash on a busy local highway.

>> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and with matt o'donnell, tamala >> ♪ >> here's what's happening on this wednesday, november 19th. we expect frigid weather in january but not before thanksgiving even arrives. full coverage before you put on your full coverage on "action news." >> there's a new twist in the death investigation of a healthcare executive and his wife. police now saying they may have been murdered. >> and the list of women who claim comedian bill cosby sexually assaulted them has grown by one more. latest accusation comes from a former super model.